HP announces its latest Eliteook 6930p notebook which claims to deliver up to 24 hours of battery life through an optional ultra-capacity battery. The company takes advantage of energy-efficient notebook components that include Intel solid-state hard drives (SSD) and mercury-free LED displays to boost the battery run time.
According to Ted Clark, senior vice president and general manager, Notebook Global Business Unit, HP, “All-day computing has been the holy grail of notebook computing. With the HP EliteBook 6930p, customers no longer have to worry about their notebook battery running out before their work day is over.”
With the use of the highly efficient HP Illumi-Lite LED display, the battery run time shoots up to 4 hours than conventional LCD displays. The Intel SSD helps to offer up to a 7 percent more battery life as compared to usual hard drives.
Inspired by aircraft construction and designed for style-conscious mobile professionals, HP EliteBook notebooks are expected to make use of Intel high-performance SSDs: Intel X25-M and X18-M Mainstream SATA SSDs. This durable and reliable notebook promises to provide data transfer rates almost six times faster than traditional hard disks.
“Intel architected its new line of high-performance solid-state drives specifically to bring a new level of performance and reliability to the computing platform and make significant impact to the way people use their PCs,” mentioned Randy Wilhelm, vice president and general manager, NAND Products Group, Intel. “The HP milestone is an example of the impact of this new level of performance that specifically delivers on lower power consumption for longer battery life.”
The ENERGY STAR-complaint 6930p notebook employs features a 14.1-inch diagonal widescreen display, a shock-resistant hard drive, spill-resistant keyboard, HP DuraCase with a honeycomb pattern for a solid construction.
At 4.7 pounds, the latest HP EliteBook meets the tough MIL-STD 810F military-standard tests and ensures effective operation at extreme temperatures and the ability to withstand vibration and high humidity.
Expected to launch in October, the HP EliteBook 6930p Laptop costs $1,816 (approx. Rs. 81,950). Besides, the 6390p model without the 24 hours battery life is immediately available for purchase at $1199 (approx. Rs. 54,100).
